Location

The popular village of Swanmore has a range of local amenities including schools, public houses, shops and a Church. Further amenities can be found at nearby Bishops Waltham and the cathedral city of Winchester with mainline railway station offering rail access to London Waterloo in approximately 1 hour. The beautiful Meon Valley is within easy reach and is well known for a range of outdoor pursuits including walking and riding. There is a cricket club at Bishops Waltham, golf at Swanmore Golf Centre and Corhampton Golf Club, and sailing on the Solent and the Hamble.

Local schools include Swanmore Church of England Primary School, Ridgemead Junior School and Swanmore College at secondary level. There is also a range of independent schools which include Wykeham House School for Girls, West Hill Park at Fareham, and King Edward VI School in Southampton with a school coach service from Swanmore.

Description

Drovers is an exceptional, four bedroom family house located in a beautifully tucked away position in the heart of this popular village. The property is approached over a gravel driveway, leading to a large parking and turning area adjacent to the double garage with steps and a pathway leading to the front door of the property.

Entering the house, there is a large and welcoming reception hall with staircase to the first floor, doors to the cloakroom, the reception rooms and an opening to the dining room. The drawing room is an exceptional size with glazed sliding patio doors, leading out to the terrace, and a feature fireplace, providing a focal point to the room with its stone surround and hearth. The dining room has an aspect to the front over the lawned front garden and with its opening into the entrance hall means that the room is used all year round and creates an excellent entertaining space. The kitchen/breakfast room is beautifully fitted with a range of units with fitted appliances and a large central island for food preparation. There is a good sized space that can be used as a large dining area. Double doors from this room lead out to the terrace. The utility room completes the ground floor accommodation.

On the first floor, the principal bedroom suite is an exceptional size with an adjoining bathroom. There are three further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The smallest room on the first floor is used as an office with built in furniture.

The gardens are exceptional in all extending to approximately
0.27 acres, the lawned gardens provide an idyllic setting for this property, having been beautifully tended and stocked with an array of specimen shrubs and trees. A detached double garage stands to the front of the house and there is a garden shed.